Neat! :) I like it - especially this part:

It was rather cold for southern California in December. True, it was winter, but Xander Harris couldn't remember a Christmas which had been quite so cold. Even when it had snowed a couple of years ago, there had been a warmness to the air, but this was cold. The kind of cold that seemed to creep into the bones like a parasite, sucking the very warmth from the heart.

Or perhaps the cold was there already, he thought.

It was entirely possible. He'd never been one for the Christmas season. For him, it had just been another time for abuse…another time for crushed hopes and broken dreams. A lonely night of slumber out on the porch in his raggedy old sleeping bag, while his parents and other assorted relatives got smashed (both by drink and by each other).

In fact, the only time he'd ever found any joy from Christmas was the times he had spent with Willow and Jesse, all three of them sitting around Jesse's TV in the cozy little living room of his house as they watched "A Charlie Brown Christmas", "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", and, of course, "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas." Those were the only happy Christmas memories he had, the only times he'd felt like he was a normal kid, surrounded by love on the most joyous of days. That, and his recollections of the Christmas services with his grandma.

Very nice, and very well-written as well. :)

Keep up your super-neat, very brilliant and phenomenally creative writing! :)

Saw where you was going with Father Brogan, but an excellent telling of Xander's motivations.

That was truly and awesome fic. Mind you I'm not a religious person, but it was, honestly, an awe inspiring piece of literature. :-D

Beautiful!

Wow, I mean...wow. This story is so inspiring and thought provoking. It really captures the spirt of Christmas, D. Thank you for writing this.

-Furious

THIS IS SOOOOO SAD! And really sweet and inspiring and WONDERFUL! WOW!

This an inspiring 'fic. Well written. Very well done. -Igor-

Oh, I love this story.

So sad, but also hopeful.

A real Christmas Story, I think.

That was good and moving. I enjoyed it.

That was beautiful. I'm not christian (actually, I'm wiccan) but that was a great piece about faith. it makes you think about what you believe in, and whether or not that's what you fight for...it's really beautiful

I sooo loved it:o) It's been a long time since I have read such a warm story and I needed it sooo much.

Thank you for brightening my day and helping me to get into the Christmas' spirit

Magda

That was really, really good. I love Xander, and while I mess up a lot, I'm a Christian and I appreciate your bravery in posting this. And that was a an awesome look into the heart and mind of one of the most decent characters on the show. Keep writing and have fun!

Very very nice...I really liked this story about Xander (one of my fav characters of the Scooby gang) and this interesting look at him.